President Thomas J. Haas, Assistant Director for Leadership & Service initiatives Valerie Jones, and some of the Grand Valley students who received Outstanding Student Service awards.

Posted on April 11, 2011

Thirty-eight Grand Valley students received awards from the Michigan Campus Compact for their dedication and commitment to community service during the 15th annual Outstanding Student Service Awards, held April 9 in Lansing. More than 350 students from 38 campuses received awards.

Jarrett Martus, Student Senate president, received the Commitment to Service Award, which recognizes the dedication to community involvement of students in Michigan; 45 students received the award.

Michigan Campus Compact is a coalition of college and university presidents committed to fulfilling the public purpose of higher education. It promotes the education and commitment of Michigan college students to be civically engaged citizens, through creating and expanding academic, co-curricular and campus-wide opportunities for community service, service-learning and civic engagement.